Max Kade Center for German Studies
In fostering student-faculty collaborations with teachers, scholars, and artists of international acclaim, the Max Kade Center for German Studies advances the mission of Lafayette College by examining German-speaking culture from a global perspective.
Max Kade Distinguished Lecture
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The Max Kade Center for German Studies offers a forum in which students, faculty, and the public can gain a greater understanding of the histories, cultures, and political, economic, and social developments of German-speaking countries and their impact on past, present, and future America.
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Writer-in-Residence Program
Leaders in the field of German Studies spend a semester learning and sharing experiences with our students.
2017 writer in residence: Judith Nika Pfeifer
German Studies
The Austrian-American PODIUM Dialog
The Austrian-American PODIUM Dialog will place from April 20 to April 22, 2018 in Max Kade Center for German Studies (429 Pardee Hall).
CO-ORGANIZERS: Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger and Gabriele Petricek.
SPONSORS: The "AUSTRIAN-AMERICAN PODIUM DIALOG" is sponsored by the Max Kade Center for German Studies, the Dept of Foreign Languages & Literatures, the Writers’ Association PODIUM, the City of Vienna, the Culture Division of the Government of Lower Austria, and Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Apr 6, 2026
Historian and author Friederike Baer to present Max Kade Distinguished Lecture
On April 15, author and historian of the American Revolution Friederike Baer will deliver this year’s Max Kade Distinguished Lecture
Mar 10, 2026
History, memories, and transformation through rephotography
Bicentennial rephotography project offers insights into campus history
Oct 26, 2023
Lafayette’s Max Kade Center for German Studies and Max Kade Haus celebrate milestone anniversaries
The anniversaries of the Max Kade Center for German Studies and Max Kade Haus were commemorated with a reception Oct. 19.